"The cooling off of patriotism, the activity of private interest, the largeness of states, conquests, the abuse of government: these have suggested the route of using deputies or representatives of the people in the nation's assemblies. It is what in certain countries is called the third estate... The English people believes itself to be free. It is greatly mistaken: it is free only during the election of the members of parliament. Once they are elected, the populace is enslaved; it is nothing... As for you modern peoples, you do not have slaves, but you yourselves are slaves."
-- "Social Contract" (III, XV)
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